Assessing Vulnerability to Heat: A Geospatial Analysis for the City of Philadelphia

Assessing Vulnerability to Heat: A Geospatial Analysis for the City of Philadelphia

Urban heat island (UHI) effect is an increasingly prominent health and environmental hazard that is linked to urbanization and climate change. Greening reduces the negative impacts of UHI; trees specifically are the most effective in ambient temperature reduction. This paper investigates vulnerabili...

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Main Authors: Laura Barron, Dominique Ruggieri, Charles Branas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Urban Science
Subjects:
urban heat island
street trees
gis
vulnerability
climate change
urban planning
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/2/2/38

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http://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/2/2/38

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